Thursday, September 18, 2008

Hurricane Ike & The Disasters (that come out of peoples mouths)

So as the world may know, a little hurricane named Ike came rolling through the area last week on Saturday morning. Also, yo may be aware that large portions of the city are still without power or homes to even go back to.

My condolences to all the displaced people who lost everything is what is arguably the most devastating thing to hit the Texas coast this year.

I have been paying to attention the news and the way that the coverage is being handled, and I gotta say that even the local news media is fishing for shit. They are really trying to find holes in the plans for recovery, so they can be the network that broke through the secrets. Its sickening. I mean, here we are literally powerless, water is mostly working, a cool-down came blowing in, and all people can do is point fingers and make it all about them.

First off, if you have a house, and the water is running, then shut the fuck up about power. Its okay that you don't have a TV or air conditioner for a while. Get off your ass and do something. Also, remind yourself that while you were being totally selfish, there are many people in the Galveston area who have lost everything they had, and that they may continue to lose more if martial law is declared in their part of the state.

People are frustrated. I get it. I am too. Everyone has a different situation, and while I understand that you think yours is more important than others', it's not. Not by a long shot.

Stop coming down on the hard-working volunteers that are here to help out. They are people just like you. They have to eat and sleep and work as well. They are unfortunately states and counties away from their homes and families sacrificing their time to help you. The least you can do is simply shut the fuck up, get comfortable, and wait.

They are doing what they can. No conspiracies. Just hard work. Power, no power. Fuck. people did it for thousands of years, you can too. If you can't hack it, then I guess you'll be thinned from the herd.

Fuck.

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